Coal Mining Print - Dozing Wagonway Man

Coal Mining Print - Dozing Wagonway Man38cm x 28cm signed print "Joe Smash Rowe was a fore shift wagonway man. His job was to keep the haulage system moving, maintaining and splicing wire ropes, repairing damaged rails and sleepers etc, but above all, to keep his district supplied with empty tubs. He was dedicated to his task and kept the lads that worked under him on their toes. "Smash" never sat down, but once he saw the coal teeming off the conveyor belt and into the tubs he would

eating greasy chips and sandy egg and tomato sandwiches

when men always seemed to wear heavy dark clothing

Original Oil On Canvas

This arrangement had been made between the striking miners and the loco drivers in the bar of The New Crown pub

We never discovered its final destination but there were lots of allotments around Usworth Village with healthy looking rhubarb patches

much to the disgust of the observers at he window of the diving pool

After a stint on a hot

Fillers worked in pairs and were allocated their own stretch of face to work

but what really puzzled me was the set of golf clubs he had and what golf club he belonged to

Fish and Chips image

Image Size: 200cm x 80cm

The last task of the week was to empty the chemical buckets that were strategically placed around the training gallery